Paul Carus

Paul Carus

male, deceased (1919)
Paul Carus, Ph. D. was a German-American editor, born at Ilsenburg, Germany, and educated at the universities of Strassburg and Tübingen. A...
Lokesh Chandra

Lokesh Chandra

male
Lokesh Chandra is a contemporary scholar of Buddhism and the Indian arts. He is the son of the famous Sanskrit scholar Raghu Vira. He has also...

Richard Davidson

male
Richard J. Davidson a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his B.A. in Psychology from New York University and his Ph.D....

John Blofeld

male
John Eaton Calthorpe Blofeld (Born Anthony, April 2, 1913-June 7, 1987) was a British scholar of Asian thought and religion, especially Taoism and...
Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

male, deceased (2002)
H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930-2002) was a renowned teacher of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. He was known and respected in...
Linji

Linji

male, deceased (866)
Línjì Yìxuán (?–866) was the founder of the Linji school of Zen-Chán Buddhism during Tang Dynasty China. Linji was born into a family named Xing (邢...
Julius Evola

Julius Evola

male, deceased (1974)
Julius Evola born Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola, aka Baron Evola (May 19, 1898-June 11, 1974), was an Italian esotericist and occult author, who wrote...
Chan Khong

Chan Khong

female, 71 years old
Chan Khong ; born in 1938, is an expatriate Vietnamese Buddhist nun, peace activist, and has worked closely with Thich Nhat Hanh in the creation of...
Yin Shun

Yin Shun

male, deceased (2005)
Venerable Master Yin Shun (March 12th, 1906–June 4, 2005) was an important figure in modern Mahayana Buddhism. Known as a contemporary master, he wa...
Henry Steel Olcott

Henry Steel Olcott

male
Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907), founder and first president of the Theosophical Society, is well-known as the first prominent person of...